Pronouns the verb SER Adjectives Subject Pronouns Yo
Pronouns, the verb SER, Adjectives
Subject Pronouns Yo Tú Él Ella Usted I Nosotros we you Vosotros y’all (informal) (informal, Spain) he Ellos she Ellas you (formal Ustedes they (m. ) they (f. ) you all
be SER = to ______ yo tú él ella Ud. soy nosotros eres vosotros es ellos ellas Uds. somos sois son
Basic sentence structure in Spanish Subject + Verb + rest of sentence Rosa es alta. Paco y yo somos amigos. Los perros son grandes.
How do adjectives agree in Spanish? Adjectives must agree in number & gender with the noun they describe. viejos Los libros son _____. (viejo, vieja, viejos, viejas) Mi madre es ______. (alto, alta, altos, altas) alta
¡Vamos a Practicar! -Make the adjective DELGADO (skinny) match each noun in GENDER & NUMBER 1. chico delgado 2. chica delgada 3. amigas delgadas 4. amigos delgados -Make the adjective INTELIGENTE (intelligent) match each noun in GENDER & NUMBER: 1. amiga inteligente 2. amigo inteligente 3. chicos inteligentes 4. chicas inteligentes
What is an Adjective? l An adjective is the part of sentence that describes a noun (person, place, thing). l For example: Paco is tall. (the adjective in this sentence is tall, because it describes Paco, a noun).
Adjectives l In Spanish, adjectives MUST match the noun that it describes in both GENDER and in NUMBER. l For example: La chica alta = The tall girl Las chicas altas = The tall girls
Gender Agreement l Masculine (male) adjectives describe masculine nouns. l For example: Paco es alto y guapo. l Feminine (female) adjectives describe feminine nouns. l For example Juanita es baja y rubia.
What if there is a mixed group? l If there is a mixed group (males and females), we always use the male form of the adjective (Sorry ladies ). l For example: Paco y Juanita son amigos buenos. *Even if there are 100, 000 women and only 1 male, we use the male adjective. *
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